Igor Belousov (; 15 January 1928 – 10 February 2005) was a Russian statesman who held several posts in the Soviet era and after it. He was the Soviet minister of the shipbuilding industry and deputy premier in the 1980s.

Early life and education

Belousov was born in

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on 15 January 1928. In 1952 he graduated from the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute receiving a degree in ship engineering.

Career

From 1952 Belousov worked at the Baltic Shipyard S. Ordzhonikidze in Leningrad in different capacities. Then he became the secretary of its

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committee and its chief engineer. He joined the

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in 1955. From 1967 he worked as the chief engineer of the Admiralty Plant in Leningrad. In 1976 he was named the first deputy minister of the shipbuilding industry which he held until 1984. Between 1984 and 1989 Belousov served as a deputy at the

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and in the period 1986–1990 he was a member of the central committee of the Communist Party. In January 1984 Belousov was appointed minister of the shipbuilding industry, replacing Mikhail Yegorov in the post. Belousov's tenure ended in February 1988 when he was replaced by Igor Koksanov in the post. Between February 1988 and December 1990 Belousov served as the deputy chairman of the council of ministers of the Soviet Union and the chairman of the state military industrial commission. In the period 2000–2005 he was the chief adviser to

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, a state agency for the exports and imports of defense-related products, technologies and services.

Personal life and death

Belousov married Veronika Panteleimonovna Belousova (1928–2008). He died in Moscow on 10 February 2005 and was buried in the

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, Moscow, where his wife would also be buried in 2008.

Awards

Belousov was the recipient of the following awards:

Lenin Prize The Lenin Prize (, ) was one of the most prestigious awards of the Soviet Union for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was originally created on June 23, 1925, and awarded until 1934. During ...

(three times), State Prize of the Soviet Union (1969),

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

(twice),

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

(twice) and the

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(1974).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Belousov, Igor 20th-century Russian engineers 1928 births 2005 deaths Members of the Central Committee of the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Lenin Prize Deputy heads of government of the Soviet Union People's commissars and ministers of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Soviet engineers Engineers from Saint Petersburg Heroes of Socialist Labour Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery Members of the Supreme Soviet of Russia Politicians from Saint Petersburg